Giant Robot Store and GR2 News

  Giant Robot is proud to present Misty Fog’s Combat Rock, an exhibition featuring Le Merde and Kiyoka Ikeda of kaiju toy company, Gargamel. Known for his hand sculpted figures, Le Merde has worked tirelessly on a new direction in his work. This exhibit will focus on Le Merde’s Misty Fog line of figures. New items will include: New T-shirt, New Beer Koozie, 4 new Coaster prints. 4 color art pieces and various customs of the new sculpts. Also scheduled is a new figure release. Le Merde’s last solo appearance at GR2 was in 2009 for his Bruised, Beaten, and Blackened exhibition. He also participated in the Biennale 2: 15 years with David Horvath and Yukinori Dehara. An opening reception for Le Merde will take place from 6:30 – 10:00 PM on Saturday, September 29th. September 29th – October 24th 2012 Reception: Saturday, Sept 29th, 6:30 – 10:00 PM GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 http://gr2.net/ For more information about Le Merde, GR2, or anything else: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 445 9276 Giant Robot 2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90025 View Map · Get Directions
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  Haunts John Pham and Rob Sato at GR2 September 8th – September 26th 2012 Reception: Saturday, Sept 8th, 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 Giant Robot is proud to present Haunts, a two person exhibition featuring the work of John Pham and Rob Sato. John Pham shows extensively with Giant Robot 2 and is currently working in the animation industry. An avid Street Fighter player, Pham is a video game enthusiast and has published numerous narrative comic stories. Rob Sato’s watercolor works can be absurd but are quickly settling into a more subtle and abstract direction. Sato is known for his detailed watercolor works that take extensive research and time. His works will be exhibited at the Japanese American National Museum exhibition: Giant Robot Biennale 3. An opening reception for the artists will take place from 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, September 8th. For more information about John Pham, Rob Sato, GR2, or anything else: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 445 9276
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